Grammy award winning Gospel sensation and newly minted radio host, Erica Campbell is joining Jill Scott, Chrisette Michele, El Debarge, BJ The Chicago Kid and more at the 2016 Tom Joyner Allstate Family Reunion Labor Day weekend. She talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about Get Up! Mornings and her thoughts on the controversial…

Vitamin D isn’t your regular vitamin that you get from GNC (well, you can, but that’s not the point here). It’s actually a steroid hormone that you primarily obtain through sunlight. Just because you drink milk and consume dairy products doesn’t mean you’re not vitamin D deficient. Growing research is showing a direct correlation between…

article by Tanisia Kenney via atlantablackstar.com Black women in the tech industry are few and far between. It’s an even more daunting task to get young girls of color interested in STEM, let alone present them with the opportunity to learn skills like coding and computing. Earlier this year, the National Association for Women & […]

article by Isabella Biedenharn (@ISABELLA324) via ew.com Beverly Bond, founder of the annual Black Girls Rock! awards show, which airs each year on BET, will publish a book with Atria Publishing Group imprint 37 INK, EW can announce exclusively. The book is slated for a Fall 2017 publication. Black Girls Rock!: Celebrating the Power, Beauty and Brilliance of […]

a hair style designed to protect the ends from daily abuse known and unknown. Combing , brushing, twisting all seem harmless but any of these techniques can be harmful if done improperly. ..Everything in life needs a break. So does our hair. There are many styles to consider .Styles that will last for 2 weeks or styles that last as long as 2 months. Be sure to choose a style that best suit your lifestyle and one that can be properly moisturized and maintained.

]]>https://naturallylooseends.com/2014/01/30/protective-hair-styling/feed/1naturallylooseendswpid-storageemulated0Download2014-01-28-20.48.31.jpg.jpgwpid-IMG_0001.jpgwpid-20140127_110446.jpgwpid-IMG_109234392672846.jpegAre you compromising your children’s hair? Have you resulted to a chemical to make styling easier?https://naturallylooseends.com/2014/01/29/are-you-compromising-your-childrens-hair-have-you-resulted-to-a-chemical-to-make-styling-easier/
https://naturallylooseends.com/2014/01/29/are-you-compromising-your-childrens-hair-have-you-resulted-to-a-chemical-to-make-styling-easier/#respondThu, 30 Jan 2014 01:49:28 +0000http://naturallylooseends.com/?p=67As a hairstylist, it has always bothered me immensely to see children, as young as age 2, with a relaxer in their head!!!! My immediate reaction was anger and my verbal response was LAZY MOM!!!! I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing, and even more so, the hairstylists that were performing the service troubled me deeply. Although, in partial defense of most hairstylists, I realized that most of these children’s mother had already started them on relaxers using the “kiddie perms” they purchased at their local beauty supply store. I think that most mother’s don’t realize the physical damage their causing, which I’ll discuss later, but even more deep rooted is the emotional and psychological damage they cause! When a mother finds displeasure in the process of shampooing, combing, and styling their child’s hair, it immediately births in the mind and heart of that young girl a sense of self-hatred and of being less than. What you are literally telling her is her hair is “bad”, “hard”, “ugly”, and it would be better and she would be much more beautiful if she had straight hair that was more “manageable”! And so the deterioration of her self-worth begins and even worse at the mouth of her own mother!! This is detrimental to her self-esteem, and so for a lifetime she is obsessed with her hair, trying to fit the mold of something God never created her to be. It is not my intention to make mother’s feel bad about the decisions they have made, but to educate you on the devastating effects of this choice that “seems” to make your life easier temporarily. In actuality, what you end up with is a child who eventually has broken, damaged hair, with the growth stunted, because of the chemical process done to their young bodies. If a child has not reached puberty, which in most cases, is by age 13, they should not be doing any chemical processing, including color. Since they are still developing, this does major damage to their follicles, and they never get to see the full potential their hair could have had had it never been relaxed. I hope this will inspire mothers everywhere to transition their little girls back to natural if they have already given them relaxers and to encourage moms who are debating, to keep doing what they’re doing. Please consult an educated stylist to assist you on your journey with your little one.
]]>https://naturallylooseends.com/2014/01/29/are-you-compromising-your-childrens-hair-have-you-resulted-to-a-chemical-to-make-styling-easier/feed/0naturallylooseendsCurls best Companion. …Water?https://naturallylooseends.com/2014/01/22/curls-best-companion-water/
https://naturallylooseends.com/2014/01/22/curls-best-companion-water/#commentsWed, 22 Jan 2014 14:57:39 +0000http://naturallylooseends.wordpress.com/?p=87WATER, WATER, and more WATER is what our God given curls need. It’s essential for healthy natural hair. Some seem to believe that too much water dries our hair out…believe me this is only a myth. Natural hair is attracted to water.The problem occurs when we can’t retain moisture and our hair suffers and begin to break .
There are 5 important rules to keeping your hair properly hydrated:
1. Use the proper cleanser for your hair type. Making sure it is sulfate free is great, but also make sure it doesn’t strip your hair of all the natural oils.
2. When cleansing your hair use a leave in conditioner. Leave in conditioners have a dual purpose, a detangler as well as a moisturizer.
3. Add oils and natural butters, especially Shea Butter to your hair while your cuticles are open(after you cleanse your hair).
4. Every 4-6 weeks have your stylist cocktail you a moisturizing Steam Hydration Treatment. THIS PROCESS IS ESSENTIAL IN MAINTAINING HEALTHY MOISTURIZED HAIR.
5. Keep your ends trimmed as needed. This is usually between every 6-8 weeks, however, this may vary on an individual basis.

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